The Gingerbread Girl

Ernst, Lisa. The Gingerbread Girl

Do you love finding a good twist on a classic? I have to say, typically, I'm not a fan of change, or twists, or new versions of great things, but this twist was a good, cute one.

This read follows a story line very similar to that of the Gingerbread Man, only he is already dead and the old woman decides to bake his sister, the Gingerbread Girl. The old woman believes that there is no way that another gingerbread creation will escape her home, but she's wrong. In the end, the Gingerbread Girls proves to be a little wiser and a little more conniving than her brother.

Feminist undertones? Perhaps. Good? Yes. Cute? Yes. Worth the read? Most definitely!